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Upcoming and Current Opportunities
Sharing the Table - July 20th
Come spread God's love as we share dinner with our unsheltered neighbors and community members on Sunday, July 20th! Our July Sharing the Table meal will be a great way to enjoy summer. See opportunities to be involved here.
Preparing the Meal Together : We will prepare the meal in the Calvary kitchen after the 9:30am service (about 10:40).
Serving the Meal Together : We will be serving the meal at the First United Methodist Church of Golden at 1500 Ford Street, arriving at 5pm to set up, or at 5:30pm to enjoy the meal and visit with our Golden unsheltered and sheltered friends and community members. Enter through the green door closest to 15th Street. Come build community and sign up here.
Forum on Immigration - August 3rd
Join us on Sunday August 3rd at 10:45am in the Community Rooms.
Denise Chang will be presenting on the theology and history of immigration in America, the immigration process, current legal issues, and how we can be involved as individuals and a church. Denise's Master's thesis was on the history of immigration in America, and she comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Back-to School Shopping Spree - August 7th
The annual Golden Salvation Army "Back-to-School Shopping Spree" takes place Thursday, August 7, at the Colorado Mills Target. This special event benefits Golden elementary school students who are identified by the schools as being in need. We are expecting 80 children this year and are busy preparing school backpacks filled with school supplies!
There are two ways to participate and make a real difference in a child's life:
•Assist a child with shopping as a CHAPERONE. Use this link to sign up to chaperone: SIGN UP
•SPONSOR a child by donating $100 towards the purchase of back-to-school clothing and shoes. You may sponsor more than one child and any amount given is welcome! Just write a check to Calvary Church with "SA Shopping Spree" on the memo line OR use this link to give online: GIVE
This is wonderful way to get kids off to a good start for the school year and it's a lot of fun!
Questions? Please contact Bethany Thomas at 303-808-7816 or bethany@calvarygolden.net
Ongoing Opportunities
Calvary Food Shelf (Open 10-3, M-Th)
Each month, members of Calvary are asked to bring a particular food item to help stock the Calvary Food Shelf (CFS) which is accessed by members of our community in need of food. Items are typically brought to the weekend services, or to the office during the week. If you’d like to provide financial support, which is always welcome, you can mail a check to the Calvary office, made out to the Golden Rescue Fund (note: CFS) or give online through the Calvary Church website. Contact Kirk Quackenbush at 720-290-3511 or quacks41@msn.com with any questions.
Food item(s) for July: PICKLES
CrossPurpose
Cross Purpose is a nonprofit organization focused on abolishing relational, economic, and spiritual poverty through career and community development. They are looking for volunteer mentors to support their next Fellowship cohort. Legacy Fellowship volunteers mentor graduates through basic financial principles like budgeting, saving, credit, and money management. Go to crosspurpose.org for more information.
Calvary’s Refugee Ministry (HOME Team)
Calvary’s HOME Team welcomed the Qaderi Family from Afghanistan in February 2022 and the Abduljabbar Family from Iraq in May 2023. The Qaderi Family is a family of six living in Thornton, with four small children. The Abduljabbar Family is a family of three with a single mom and two sons situated in Lakewood. Both families enjoy meeting new people and would love to practice their English. If you would like to come alongside either of these families, or help with apartment set-up for new families coming to the Denver area, contact Carol Rose at zzzzcarol@aol.com or Shannon Campbell at shannon@calvarygolden.net.
Saint Francis Center Sunday
St. Francis Center (SFC) is a transformation hub for men and women who are homeless in the metro Denver area. It is a day shelter providing a myriad of services that enable people to meet their basic needs and to transition out of homelessness. Calvary coordinates volunteers to serve at this shelter during the week, and on the 4th Sunday morning of each month. If you are interested, please contact Kathie Gerwig atkdgedg2@gmail.com
Sharing the Table
Sharing the Table is a community partnership meant to build community support and friendship around the unsheltered in Golden. If you would like to join the community meal and help prepare food, contact Vanessa Hayes vanessa.wharton@gmail.com or Shannon Campbell shannon@calvarygolden.net
The Sharing the Table partnership is the new focus for the Calvary SOS (Safe Outdoor Space) Team. The SOS team is moving from serving meals to Safe Outdoor Space residents in Denver to partnering with the Golden United Methodist Church to serve meals to the unsheltered in Golden (which includes these Sharing the Table events). Let Vanessa or Shannon know if you'd like to join in on these wonderful opportunities.
Past Events
Be a Tool
Calvary families and individuals partnered with Be a Tool and the Together Church of Golden for a wonderful day of hands-on support with local Golden residents in need! What a fun day it was! The teams worked at 5 different houses and completed all the needs given to us. It was a great time of fellowship and getting our hands in the mud and paint! We can't wait to invite our Calvary family into this wonderful work again next year.
